Police Court.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 300, 25 June 1896, Page 2

Police Court.

Wednesday, Junk 24th. ; k^ (Before Dr Monckton andfJ; MeKay,- --• ..,JiP.s*.)^:s^t^ vy^iftF"'Frederick Clifford was vcbarged wilh having left, onMay 80th, open letters;; in a store room on the proj^rty of >Mtf W. Allan, of Kiwit^^ irontJuningobaCone literature and figures with intent to' in* salt Amelia Allan. Constable Tuoby conducted the case for the and Mr Beade appeared ibTiaccngeai "g; &- Amelia Allan depos^ to finduig" sojna of the letters complained of ;iir a «><« re , room adjacent to Mr Allan's- rosadencei ' and others in accused's bedroom, where witness had occasion to go in the course^ of her duties; these papers witness gave " to her father. „ , ;„: / : ' Walter Allan deposed to aeensed being a laborer in his (witness 1 ), employ; his daughter gave (him the letters, produced and said they were written by accused; . witness {went at once to accased ahdasked him why he had written them ; accused did not deny writing the letters ; discharged accusecl at onceT^i N. Mines deposed to having been in the employ of W. Allan, and was present; during the conversation' between r ß|r Allan and accnaed with reference to tbe letters complained of ; accused denie^ writing letters to Miss Allan when questioned by the latter's father. Constable F. J. Heally deposed to arresting accused on June lltb, on^th* charge before the Court, produced memo books which he foundin accusedii possession. - Constable 3. J. Tuohy deposed to>be« ing present when accused was to the station and read the warrant to him ; accused said that witness bad not seen the letters and witness replied that be had ; accused then said they wire taken out of his bedroom; accused re« fetred more than once to having written the letters, bnt said that they had taken out of his bunk. Accused was committed to trial at the next sitting of the District Court, to be held at Wanganui an July 6th. Bail was consented to, accused in his own recognisance for i£so and two sureties- of £25 each. - The letters complained of are of a most disgusting and revolting nature and ar« totally unfit for publication. Accused, who is about forty years of age, has only been in the district for a few months.